Rwanda initiates legislative digital ID amendment
TUESDAY, 25 APRIL 2023
Rwanda initiates legislative digital ID amendment
Rwanda Government has proposed a legislative amendment and if it comes to fruition, it will be a good news for the Stateless persons as well as newborns as they will be among those able to have a digital identity card.
The proposal to amend the 2008 law on the registration of persons and the issuance of the national ID card will allow for the creation of the Rwanda Single Digital ID system (SDID).
The digital ID will come in two versions, authorities say, namely a physical card which will have a QR code containing biometric data, and an unprinted version that uses biometrics to access the ID.
The ID number assigned to children will be part of their birth registration data which can be revised till the child attains the legal age to carry a national ID, officials say.
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